Grover Cleveland Bentinck Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in B-17F 'Boom Town' piloted by Cpt. Clyde Walker when hit by flak over the target.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Cherry / Boom Town
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Galveston County, Texas | 14 October 1920 | |
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Died |
30 December 1942 | ||
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Buried |
Texas, originally Brookwood Cemetery, UK |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p, 496, NARA